Asia Pacific

Index provider FTSE Russell announced on Wednesday a new index which combines for the first time the China A-shares and Hong Kong-listed H-shares of the 50 largest Chinese companies.

Infibeam, India’s first e-commerce firm to list, has priced its Rp4.5bn ($67.9m) IPO at the top end of its marketing range, defying criticism about how the deal was executed.

Hong Kong Broadband Network has signed a HK$700m ($90m) loan to fund the acquisition of telecommunication businesses Concord Ideas and Simple Click Investments, with the first drawdown scheduled to take place on Thursday.

A $300m dual-tranche loan for a subsidiary of palm oil producer Golden-Agri Resources has wrapped up with just two new banks coming in.

Christopher Fok, a member of the equity syndicate team at UBS in Hong Kong, left the Swiss bank last week.

The Government of Mongolia raised $500m from the international bond market on Tuesday, opting to pay up to compensate investors for its vulnerability to external shocks.

Maybank has appointed Mohaiyani Shamsudin as the new chairman of its investment bank, replacing Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor, who has moved to a new position within the group.

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology has obtained board approval to issue up to Rmb5bn ($770m) of debt instruments, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

There has been a double-digit growth of RMB adoption among financial institutions across all regions, according to the latest data from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift).

Chinese hospital owner Zhongmei Healthcare Group has picked the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for an upcoming IPO, joining a handful of other names from the sector that are also vying for a listing.

Bank of Communications is poised to become one of the first major Chinese lenders to issue domestic green bonds, announcing an ambitious Rmb70bn ($10.8bn) issuance plan on Tuesday.

Kia Motors Corp is ready to hit the road for a 144A/Reg S bond that could come to the market as early as mid April.